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City Colleges of Chicago · 16 hours ago

Adjunct PT - Biology

Chicago, IL

Part-time

Onsite

Mid Level

City Colleges of Chicago is seeking a Part-Time biology Instructor for the Summer and Fall 2024 semester. The role involves designing courses, creating effective learning environments, and employing various assessments to foster student learning and engagement.

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Responsibilities

Design courses to meet learning outcomes, and promote students’ active participation in their own learning

Create an effective learning environment that fosters students’ intellectual curiosity and helps students to problem solve using discipline-specific thinking strategies

Employ a variety of formative and summative assessments to ensure that classroom instruction leads to student learning and the attainment of the student learning outcomes for the course

Help students reach their academic, personal and career goals and foster a safe environment that respects the diversity of people and ideas by modeling respect for all students and conveying confidence in every student’s ability to learn

Contribute to and provide leadership in their academic and professional communities, and promote collaboration and teamwork among members of these communities

Adhere to City Colleges of Chicago code of ethics, Board rules and policies

Qualification

Master's degree in life sciencesBlackboard Learning Management SystemDiverse populationsOral communication skillsWritten communication skills

Required

Any master's degree or higher in the life sciences field. Life sciences fields include but are not limited to: Animal Science, Anatomy & Physiology, Biology, Bioengineering, Botany, Cell Biology, Ecology, Environmental Biology, Field Biology, Genetics, Human Biology, Ichthyology, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, MD, Mycology, Nutrition, Ornithology, & Zoology

Excellent oral and written communication skills and ability to communicate with diverse group of staff and students required